Scenes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

The painting depicts three people sitting on the ground. A man sits cross-legged on a rug in the center of the image. He wears a blue robe with a red lining, and a patterned cloth on his head. Two people sit opposite him. The person on the left wears a white robe with a blue lining and a floral pattern; the person on the right wears a dark red robe. All three individuals have dark hair and face each other. In the background, on the left side, there is water with plants and white flowers. A wooden bridge extends over the water. On the right side of the image, there is a fabric hanging vertically, divided into sections of blue, white, and red. The ground is brown and the top and bottom of the image have a gold-colored background.